Just an FYI if you don't already know - craving ice is a sure sign of iron deficiency. I don't know if dry mouth/throat is tho.

KCD - did your docs ever consider iron infusion for your anemia? I have a similar problem and due to other medical conditions, my body does not absorb iron properly., so supplements do me no good. When my iron count starts dropping it never recovers and I have to have infusions. I last had a 5 week treatment in March when my hemoglobin dropped to below 8. Now I am monitored every 3 to 6 months and when it drops below 10, then it's more infusions. Last check in July it was 12.9 - very normal range.

And to both of you ladies - I have times when my blood sugar crashes and the only thing I can do is just get something to eat. It's such a miserable feeling - weakness, sweating, confusion, nausea. I never have any warning either - it just hits. Thank goodness these episodes are not all that frequent.

Hoping both of you get feeling better - it sucks feeling miserable.